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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 915.80, Code 2001, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 5A. "Survivor of a homicide victim" means 1 4 a victim's spouse; child, foster child, stepchild, son-in-law, 1 5 or daughter-in-law; parent, foster parent, or stepparent; 1 6 sibling, foster sibling, stepsibling, brother-in-law, or 1 7 sister-in-law; grandparent; grandchild; aunt, uncle, or first 1 8 cousin; legal ward; or person residing with the victim. 1 9 Sec. 2. Section 915.86, subsections 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 1 10 10, and 12, Code 2001, are amended to read as follows: 1 11 1. Reasonable charges incurred for medical care not to 1 12 exceedfifteentwenty-five thousand dollars. Reasonable 1 13 charges incurred for mental health care not to exceedthree1 14 five thousand dollars which includes services provided by a 1 15 psychologist licensed under chapter 154B, a person holding at 1 16 least a master's degree in social work or counseling and 1 17 guidance, or a victim counselor as defined in section 915.20A. 1 18 3. Loss of income from work that the victim's parent or 1 19 caretaker would have performed and for which the victim's 1 20 parent or caretaker would have received remuneration when the 1 21 victim's parent or caretaker accompanies the victim to medical 1 22 and counseling services, or while the victim's parent or 1 23 caretaker cares for the victim for up to three days after the 1 24 crime or the discovery of the crime, not to exceed one 1 25 thousand dollars per parent or caretaker. 1 26 4. Loss of income from work that the victim, the victim's 1 27 parent or caretaker, or the survivor of a homicide victimas1 28described in subsection 10would have performed and for which 1 29 that person would have received remuneration, where the loss 1 30 of income is a direct result of cooperation with the 1 31 investigation and prosecution of the crime or attendance at 1 32 criminal justice proceedings including the trial and 1 33 sentencing in the case, not to exceed one thousand dollars. 1 34 5. Reasonable replacement value of clothing that is held 1 35 for evidentiary purposes not to exceedonetwo hundred 2 1 dollars. 2 2 7. Loss of support for dependents resulting from death or 2 3 a period of disability of the victim of sixty days or more not 2 4 to exceedtwofour thousand dollars per dependent. 2 5 8. In the event of a victim's death, reasonable charges 2 6 incurred for counseling the victim's spouse, children, 2 7 parents, siblings, or personscohabitingresiding with or 2 8 related by blood or affinity to the victim if the counseling 2 9 services are provided by a psychologist licensed under chapter 2 10 154B, a victim counselor as defined in section 915.20A, 2 11 subsection 1, or an individual holding at least a master's 2 12 degree in social work or counseling and guidance, and 2 13 reasonable charges incurred by such persons for medical care 2 14 counseling provided by a psychiatrist licensed under chapter 2 15 147 or 150A. The allowable charges under this subsection 2 16 shall not exceedthreefive thousand dollars per person. 2 17 9. In the event of a homicide, reasonable charges incurred 2 18 for health care forthe victim's spouse; child, foster child,2 19stepchild, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law; parent, foster2 20parent, or stepparent; sibling, foster sibling, stepsibling,2 21brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; grandparent; grandchild;2 22aunt, uncle, or first cousin; legal ward; or person cohabiting2 23with the victimthe survivors of a homicide victim, not to 2 24 exceed three thousand dollars per survivor. 2 25 10. In the event of a homicide, loss of income from work 2 26 that, but for the death of the victim, would have been earned 2 27 by thevictim's spouse; child, foster child, stepchild, son-2 28in-law, or daughter-in-law; parent, foster parent, or2 29stepparent; sibling, foster sibling, stepsibling, brother-in-2 30law, or sister-in-law; grandparent; grandchild; aunt, uncle,2 31or first cousin; legal ward; or person cohabiting with the2 32victimsurvivors of a homicide victim, not to exceed six 2 33 thousand dollars. 2 34 12. Reasonable charges incurred for mental health care for 2 35 secondary victims which include the services provided by a 3 1 psychologist licensed under chapter 154B, a person holding at 3 2 least a master's degree in social work, counseling, or a 3 3 related field, a victim counselor as defined in section 3 4 915.20A, or a psychiatrist licensed under chapter 147, 148, or 3 5 150A. The allowable charges under this subsection shall not 3 6 exceedonetwo thousand dollars per secondary victim. 3 7 EXPLANATION 3 8 This bill provides monetary increases for certain current 3 9 economic benefits under the Iowa crime victim compensation 3 10 program. 3 11 The bill provides monetary increases for economic losses 3 12 incurred as a direct result of an injury to or death of a 3 13 victim for medical care benefits ($10,000 increase), mental 3 14 health care benefits ($2,000 increase), clothing reimbursement 3 15 benefits for clothing held for evidentiary purposes ($100 3 16 increase), loss of support benefits ($2,000 increase), 3 17 counseling benefits in the event of a victim's death ($2,000 3 18 increase), and mental health care benefits for secondary 3 19 victims ($1,000 increase). 3 20 The bill also expands lost wage benefits for a victim's 3 21 parent or caretaker who takes time away from work when the 3 22 victim's parent or caretaker accompanies the victim to medical 3 23 or counseling services or while the victim's parent or 3 24 caretaker cares for the victim for up to three days after the 3 25 crime or the discovery of the crime, by allowing the 3 26 reimbursement to be up to $1,000 per parent or caretaker 3 27 rather than up to $1,000 per case. 3 28 The bill also expands the definition of persons who could 3 29 be affected by a victim's crime to include persons residing 3 30 with the victim, rather than persons cohabiting with the 3 31 victim. 3 32 LSB 5035DP 79 3 33 rh/sh/8.2
Text: HSB00578 Text: HSB00580 Text: HSB00500 - HSB00599 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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